In Kenya too, locals have perfected the long game

A busy Tom Mboya street in Nairobi. Many of the city’s buildings were bought by Kenyans from white settlers after independence. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Kenya has its share of long gamers; men, women and institutions who planned long term and saw opportunities before others. They just bid their time. Some of the long gamers may surprise you.

Let’s start from the political side. The Kenyattas and Odingas are long gamers. How have they remained politically relevant for almost a century? To buttress their long game, they have decided that fighting each other was not necessary, we are now cheering them.